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Amanda Sorensen

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Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

Yeah, we are driving within inches of each other. So, like, typically we have a brand new, like, paint scheme on the car, like, for the first round. And by not even 10, 20 minutes into your first practice session, you have, like, tire marks on your door. We're driving, like, so close to each other that it's, like, you're rubbing, like, the tires on, like, the front fenders.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

Yeah, we are driving within inches of each other. So, like, typically we have a brand new, like, paint scheme on the car, like, for the first round. And by not even 10, 20 minutes into your first practice session, you have, like, tire marks on your door. We're driving, like, so close to each other that it's, like, you're rubbing, like, the tires on, like, the front fenders.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

Yeah, we are driving within inches of each other. So, like, typically we have a brand new, like, paint scheme on the car, like, for the first round. And by not even 10, 20 minutes into your first practice session, you have, like, tire marks on your door. We're driving, like, so close to each other that it's, like, you're rubbing, like, the tires on, like, the front fenders.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

Or, like, you're getting your rear bumpers close to the wall. And they call it, like, you know, you ride the wall and you leave the paint mark on the white concrete barrier.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

Or, like, you're getting your rear bumpers close to the wall. And they call it, like, you know, you ride the wall and you leave the paint mark on the white concrete barrier.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

Or, like, you're getting your rear bumpers close to the wall. And they call it, like, you know, you ride the wall and you leave the paint mark on the white concrete barrier.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

Yeah, drifting is actually a very unique sport because it's more like a competition style. It's not like who is the first person to cross the finish line with like typical racing. There's a lot of like mentality training that goes into it because you really just have one shot or you go home. But it's kind of like surfing or similar to like ice skating. There's three judges.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

Yeah, drifting is actually a very unique sport because it's more like a competition style. It's not like who is the first person to cross the finish line with like typical racing. There's a lot of like mentality training that goes into it because you really just have one shot or you go home. But it's kind of like surfing or similar to like ice skating. There's three judges.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

Yeah, drifting is actually a very unique sport because it's more like a competition style. It's not like who is the first person to cross the finish line with like typical racing. There's a lot of like mentality training that goes into it because you really just have one shot or you go home. But it's kind of like surfing or similar to like ice skating. There's three judges.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

You have a line, angle, style. And we're driving on these tracks that are about like A quarter of a mile. And we're driving on the NASCAR tracks typically or like a road racing track like Atlanta. So these are like same tracks that like a lot of the IMSA circuit goes on or NASCAR. And they'll put out these clipping points like an outside zone, an inside zone.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

You have a line, angle, style. And we're driving on these tracks that are about like A quarter of a mile. And we're driving on the NASCAR tracks typically or like a road racing track like Atlanta. So these are like same tracks that like a lot of the IMSA circuit goes on or NASCAR. And they'll put out these clipping points like an outside zone, an inside zone.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

You have a line, angle, style. And we're driving on these tracks that are about like A quarter of a mile. And we're driving on the NASCAR tracks typically or like a road racing track like Atlanta. So these are like same tracks that like a lot of the IMSA circuit goes on or NASCAR. And they'll put out these clipping points like an outside zone, an inside zone.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

And like the goal is you basically we get up to speed. So speeds anywhere from like 80 to 120 going in a straight line where you have full traction. And then you break traction and go sideways.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

And like the goal is you basically we get up to speed. So speeds anywhere from like 80 to 120 going in a straight line where you have full traction. And then you break traction and go sideways.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

And like the goal is you basically we get up to speed. So speeds anywhere from like 80 to 120 going in a straight line where you have full traction. And then you break traction and go sideways.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

That sounds scary. You have to fill these zones. So outside zones, getting your rear bumper as close to the wall as possible.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

That sounds scary. You have to fill these zones. So outside zones, getting your rear bumper as close to the wall as possible.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

That sounds scary. You have to fill these zones. So outside zones, getting your rear bumper as close to the wall as possible.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

Or your front bumper as close to the clipping point as possible while maintaining your line.

Digital Social Hour
Inside the World of Professional Drifting & High-Speed Racing | Amanda Sorensen DSH #1220

Or your front bumper as close to the clipping point as possible while maintaining your line.

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